Norton, KS is a small city of about 2,800 people in the northwest corner of Kansas. It is known for its friendly community and tight-knit neighborhoods. Politics in Norton, KS are primarily focused on issues that affect local citizens and businesses. Areas of focus include infrastructure such as roads and bridges, public safety, economic development initiatives, and education. The City Council is made up of five members who are elected every four years. They set the policies that guide the city's progress and make decisions regarding taxes and government services. Local elections are generally uncontested as there is only one political party in Norton - the Republican Party. Candidates running for office must have a majority vote to win their position. As Norton continues to grow, it will be important for citizens to remain politically engaged so they can ensure their voices are heard when it comes to decision making at the local level.
The political climate in Norton, KS is strongly conservative.
Norton County, KS is very conservative. In Norton County, KS 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 15.1%.
Norton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norton, KS is strongly conservative.
Norton County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Norton, Kansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Norton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $19,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)